Behind Bhagwad Gita in Russian gift to Putin, lies pledge PM Modi took at 2019 SCO Summit
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after giving a warm reception to President Vladimir Putin on his arrival in New Delhi, gifted the Russian edition of the Bhagwad Gita – the sacred Hindu scripture revered by millions of Hindus across the world. The gifting of noted scripture was seen as an expression […]
Kushner, special envoy Witkoff to represent US during meeting with Putin: Kremlin
Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS) Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has announced that US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steven Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will represent American delegation during their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled to be held later on Tuesday. “The Russian-American meeting will begin after 5:00 PM Moscow time. Putin […]
Putin visit in Dec likely to finalise linking of India-Russia national payment systems: Reports
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Russia and India are keen to link their national payment systems, and the topic will be high on the agenda when President Vladimir Putin visits New Delhi in December, according to media reports from Moscow. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told Izvestia that Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, during his visit […]
Zelensky playing a ‘game’ over call to meet Putin, EU prolonging conflict: Lavrov
Moscow, Aug 24 (IANS) Russia has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of playing a “game” by demanding a meeting with President Vladimir Putin even as it questioned his “legitimacy” while charging his European backers of seeking to prolong the conflict, unlike US President Donald Trump, who favours a diplomatic solution. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov […]
